vernacular architecture

The Hannah and Eliza Gorman House was built by Black women pioneers in 1857-66, when it was illegal for them to own property in Oregon. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.

The Franklin Yocom House at 243 14th St NE was constructed in c. 1870. It is a contributing property in the Court-Chemeketa Residential Historic District (building #137).

The Ethan Graham Cottage at 1440 Chemeketa St NE is a "West Coast Hipped Roof Cottage" constructed in c. 1881. It is a contributing property in the Court-Chemeketa Residential Historic District (building #131).

The Chemeketa Street Evangelical Church Parsonage at 268 17th St NE is a vernacular house constructed c. 1895. It is a primary contributing property in the Court-Chemeketa Residential Historic District (building #90).

The Joseph and Louise Benjamin House at 1445 Court St NE is a vernacular house constructed in c. 1902. It is a non-contributing property in the Court-Chemeketa Residential Historic District (building #10).

The Watt Cottage at 1458 Chemeketa St NE was constructed in c. 1889. It is a non-contributing property in the Court-Chemeketa Residential Historic District (building #124).

The Robertson-McLaughlin House at 1598 Court St NE was constructed sometime around 1875. It is a primary contributing property in the Court-Chemeketa Residential Historic District (building #29).

The Rady and Grace Stiffler House at 1677 Chemeketa St NE was constructed in c. 1895. It is a contributing property in the Court-Chemeketa Residential Historic District (building #95).

A mining camp named Golden was built here by prospectors who dug gold from Coyote Creek in the 1850s. Today it is a ghost town and state park, whose four surviving buildings include a pretty wooden church and a general store.